Close-up view of astronauts foot and footprint in lunar soil
Description
Close-up view of an astronaut's footprint in the lunar soil photographed with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular acitivty on the moon.
Date Taken
1969-07-20
Close-up view of astronauts
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Title
Close-up view of astronauts footprint in lunar soil
Description
Close-up view of an astronaut's footprint in the lunar soil photographed with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular acitivty on the moon.
Date Taken
1969-07-20
One Small Step
Title
One Small Step
Explanation
On July 20th, 1969, a human first set foot on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950903.html ]. Pictured above is the first lunar footprint. The footprint and distinction of the first person to walk on the Moon [ http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html ] belong to Neil Armstrong. It has been estimated that one billion people world-wide watched Armstrong's first step - making the live transmission from a camera mounted on the lunar lander the highest rated television show ever. Upon setting foot on the moon, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." [ gopher://www.ksc.nasa.gov:70/ss/history/apollo/ apollo-11/sounds/A01106AA ] The Apollo missions [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo.html ] to the Moon [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS11/Apollo11_fact.html ] have been described as the result of the greatest technological mobilization the world has known.
Close-up of Astronaut?s Foot
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Name of Image
Close-up of Astronaut?s Footprint on Lunar Surface
Date of Image
1969-07-20
Full Description
This is a close-up view of an astronaut?s footprint in the lunar soil, photographed by a 70 mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 lunar surface extravehicular activity. The first manned lunar mission, the Apollo 11 launched aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The 3-man crew aboard the flight consisted of Neil A, Armstrong, mission commander, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, and Michael Collins, Command Module pilot. The LM landed on the moon?s surface on July 20, 1969 in the region known as Mare Tranquilitatis (the Sea of Tranquility). Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface. As he stepped off the LM, Armstrong proclaimed, ?That?s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind?. He was followed by Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, describing the lunar surface as Magnificent desolation. Astronaut Collins piloted the Command Module in a parking orbit around the Moon. The crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material which was returned to Earth for analysis. The surface exploration was concluded in 2½ hours. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. von Braun.
Apollo 11 - Moon footprint
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Apollo 11 - Moon footprint
Description
Close to 7 decades would pass before humankind was able to make the long leap from a wind-swept Carolina beach to the Moon's Sea of Tranquillity.
Date
03.20.1989
Former Astronaut Neil A. Arm
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Name of Image
Former Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong Visits MSFC
Date of Image
2007-07-19
Full Description
Among several other NASA dignitaries, former astronaut Neil A. Armstrong visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in attendance of the annual NASA Advisory Council Meeting. While here, Mr. Armstrong was gracious enough to allow the casting of his footprint. This casting will join those of other astronauts on display at the center. Armstrong was first assigned to astronaut status in 1962. He served as command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966, and performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. In 1969, Armstrong was commander of Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, and gained the distinction of being the first man to land a craft on the Moon and the first man to step on its surface. Armstrong subsequently held the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters Office of Advanced Research and Technology, from 1970 to 1971. He resigned from NASA in 1971. Pictured with Armstrong is MSFC employee Daniel McFall, who assisted with the casting procedure.
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